The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-15
From THURSDAYS DAILY FREE PREss.l

From THURSDAYS DAILY FREE PREsS.l
Ask Henry Robel how his specula-
ton turned out.
Rev. T. C. Hudson will hold services
at the school house in Rapidan, Sunday
afternoon, at p. m.
Clerk of Court Thorne is one of a
large delegation of Lake CrystsIites Wis
itlng the city to-day.
The harvesting of barley has begun
in many parts of the county. Wheat
and oats are also turning.
Thomas Olson, of Butternut Valley,
was yesterday adjudged insane, and was
to-day taken to the asylum at st. Peter.
-Manksto was not represented at the
state editorial meeting The local news
paper men all staid at home and at
tended to business.
The Young Peoples Social Union of
the Methodist church, will meet at the
parsonage Friday evening at o'clock.
A full attendance is desired.
Mrs G. w. Baldwin, Cherry street,
will entertain the Methodist Episcopal
Church Sociable on Wednesday after
noon and evening next, the Goth inst.
Gentlemen are cordially invited to tea at
6 o'clock.
The premium list for the twenty
fifth annual fair of the Minnesota State
Agricultural society has been received
The fair will be held at the grounds mid
way between st. Paul and Minneapolis,
September 9 to 18th, and promises to be
better than ever before.
Mayor Pfau has granted a license to
no swindling concern during the en-
campment, and, as Consequence, many
who have applied for licenses have been
turned away. The police have been in
structed to keep careful watch, so that
none of these may start up.
The estimate placed on the number
of people at the camp grounds yesterday
is decidedly varied, ranging from 1900
to 5000. Probably the former figure
will come nearer being correct. And
this is entirely satisfactory. 1t takes an
immense congregation to make fifteen
thousand people.
Mr.. NJ. G. Willard caught boy
stealing old iron at the Fiber-Ware
Works to-day, and through him ascer-
tanned that two or three others had been
doing the same thing. 1t is probable
these hayward youths will be brought
before Judge Porter for censure. Peo-
pie should be very wary of buying goods
from boys, for if they prove to be stolen
wares, they will not escape the odium
attaching to the thieves themselves.
MIR. Thos. C. Lloyd, of Rapidan, was
in the city yesterday and informed Mr..
w. r. B. Smyth that the chinch bugs
have appeared upon his farm. He says
that six-acre field of wheat has been
entirely cleaned out, and that the pests
are at their destructive work in all the
grain on his farm. How far they will go,
or what will be the extent of their de-
structiveness in this county is of course
unknown. We have heard of their APP
pesrance in no other section of the
comfy, and the short time to elapse be-
tween now and harvest may not give the
insects opportunity to do serious dam
age.
The Manitoba railway system which
has become one one of the most extern
sive in the great Northwest, is reaching
Ont e. kha poo; 10 o,aok N nj 10. ,.,h;oL -
is making the most rapid strides. It
has already tributary to its lines, much
of the finest farming and grazing terri
tory in America, to which will soon be
added the immense mineral regions of
Dakota, Montana and Idaho. See the
company's advertisement in this issue,
and for maps, circulars, &C., apply to e.
H. Warren, Gen. Pass. Agt., st. Paul,
MINI.
"A young lady named Miss Eva An
drews, of Sterling, was very nearly suf-
located in her room in the Clifton Honse
early this morning. She retired last
night leaving her candle burning on the
bureau, and at 800 q. m. in some manner
the flames communicated with her cloth
ing. She awoke and screamed, bringing
Mr.. Klein and his clerk. They broke in
the door and rescued the young lady,
who was nearly suffocated. Her cloth
ing was entirely consumed and the fur
niture was badly damaged. The fire was
quickly extlnguished, but had it been
discovered few moments later it would
have been difficult to have saved the
house. Between fire and water consid-
cradle damage was done. Mrs. Klein
provided Miss Andrews with clothing.